The Portland Police Bureaureleased a statement that Occupy Portland demonstrators used children as human shields and that no children suffered injury. Oregonian photographer Ray Whitehouse published evidence of injuries to a 15-year-old present at the demonstrations. Protesters dismiss the “human shield” claims as false and editorialized.

Mayor Sam Adams called the protesters’ jovial, street theater response to police force “a low point for #OWS.” Adams, an elected official within a representative democracy, states that he will be attending to Occupy Wall Street’s platform because Occupy Portland is not doing so.

Occupy Portland’s National Defense Authorization Act demonstrationmarched to KATU’s Eastside offices to call for additional media coverage of this legislation they oppose.

Drug dealers later threatened Occupy Portland with violence for disrupting their trade. Reports included skateboards as weapons and one person who was spit on. The demonstrators packed up and left, retreating to Director Park.

Organizers for the December 12 ports demonstration held a tactical training at 316 NW 4th Ave. They plan to hold another training at 1 pm on December 11 in the same location. More information: http://shutdowntheport.com/

Yesterday

The Occupy Portland ReOccuFest march and demonstration gathered on the Waterfront and marched through Downtown, before attempting to set up a two-week encampment in Shemanski Park. The Occupy Portland live blog and The Oregonian reported demonstrators as obeying traffic signals and allowing MAX and buses to pass. Contact: press@occupyportland.org

The Portland Police Bureau announced an “emergency closure” to Shemanski Park at approximately 8:30 pm. Demonstrators asked for a written statement of the closure and the legal justifications for the action. The police did not respond to either request. Mayor Sam Adams later explained on Twitter that the emergency closure was in response to protesters defiance of Portland Parks & Recreation orders.